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Basketball star Rebecca Lobo meets her immigrant ancestors.
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Yankee captain Derek Jeter grew up in a supportive and diverse extended family.
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Courtney B. Vance's fascinating family line goes back to a runaway slave turned soldier.
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Author Stephen King learns an enlightening fact about his Southern ancestors' journey.
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. reveals evidence that links Gloria Reuben's family back to Africa.
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Comedian Wanda Sykes recalls a poorly-received stand-up routine early on in her career.
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A look at the lives of Wanda Sykes’s ancestors in the 1850s.
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John Legend's beginnings as a musician and footage of one of his earliest performances.
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. talks with Margarett Cooper about her remarkable ancestry.
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Benjamin Jealous discovers his family's first freed ancestor.
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Anna Deavere Smith finds her courageous ancestor, a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
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Filmmaker Ken Burns discovers a surprising fact about his Revolutionary War-era ancestors.
